AUDITION: Goh Ballet, Vancouver

Posted on May 17, 2011

Goh Ballet will hold an open audition for dancers for its production of The Nutcracker, to be performed from December 15–18 at The Centre in Vancouver for the Performing Arts. Dancers from across British Columbia can audition for a range of roles in the production, which will feature principal guest stars from American Ballet Theatre.

Auditions will be held at the Scotiabank Dance Centre, Vancouver on Sunday, May 29 from 10.30am. They are open to all dancers, from age 6 to professional adults. See the company’s website for the full audition schedule and registration form. For more information, email nutcracker@gohballet.com or call 604.872.4014 ext 217.

Zoë was born in Edinburgh, and saw her first dance performances at the Festival there. She is the dance critic of The Independent, and has also written for The Independent on Sunday, The Scotsman and Dancing Times. In 2002, she received her doctorate from the University of York for a thesis on “Nationhood and epic romance: Ariosto, Sidney, Spenser”. She is the author of The Royal Ballet: 75 Years and The Ballet Lover’s Companion.